# New York A 8235: Designates dog control officers of the village of Holley, named by the village board as constables, as peace officers

New York A 8235, Designates dog control officers of the village of Holley, named by the village board as constables, as peace officers, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Stephen Hawley (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-07-24 (SIGNED CHAP.174) (as of 2026-10-15).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A8235-2025
- As of: 2026-10-15
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: New York A 8235
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Designates dog control officers of the village of Holley, named by the village board as constables, as peace officers
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-05-05
- Last action: 2026-07-24, SIGNED CHAP.174
- Sponsor: Stephen Hawley (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: CODES, RULES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (289 yes, 43 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Peace officer powers for Holley dog officers: benefit, low. The village board in Holley can name a dog control officer as a constable. When named, that officer is a peace officer for animal-cruelty enforcement under Article 26 and can issue appearance tickets allowed by Article 7. This authority only applies to officers the board designates. These officers…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Stephen Hawley (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-04 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 47 | 13 |   |
| 2026-05-28 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 124 | 14 |   |
| 2025-06-18 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 118 | 16 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2026-07-24: SIGNED CHAP.174 (House)
- 2026-07-17: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (House)
- 2026-06-04: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: 3RD READING CAL.1796 (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: SUBSTITUTED FOR S7712 (Senate)
- 2026-05-28: REFERRED TO CODES (Senate)
- 2026-05-28: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House)
- 2026-05-28: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2026-05-21: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.179 (House)
- 2026-05-21: RULES REPORT CAL.179 (House)
- 2026-05-21: REPORTED (House)
- 2026-05-20: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (House)
- 2026-01-15: REFERENCE CHANGED TO CODES (House)
- 2026-01-12: COMMITTED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2026-01-07: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.206 (House)
- 2026-01-07: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: DIED IN SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-17: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate)
- 2025-06-17: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-17: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-17: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.914 (House)
- 2025-06-17: RULES REPORT CAL.914 (House)
- 2025-06-17: REPORTED (House)
- 2025-06-13: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (House)
- 2025-06-11: REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2025-05-05: REFERRED TO CODES (House)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-05-05: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A8235)

## Related bills

- S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors (signed)
- S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer (signed)
- A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors (signed)
- A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a community… (signed)
- S 9968: Establishes the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benevolent Association (signed)
- S 8953: Establishes the Clarence Center Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association (signed)

## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A8235)

## Related
- [S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are cons…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9051-2025)
- [S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S10643-2025)
- [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025)
- [A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10052-2025)
- [S 9968: Establishes the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benevolent Association](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9968-2025)
- [S 8953: Establishes the Clarence Center Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Assoc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S8953-2025)
- [New York bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york/bills)
- [New York state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york)
- [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A8235-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).